Which is the better film: Night of the Living Dead vs Dawn of the Dead

[Mr. Mojo]

Originally Posted by Pedderrs

One note means "unvarying in tone or emphasis". With that in mind, I don't think your statement is at all correct. Romero's zombie flicks all express different ideas and vary dramatically in terms of tone and execution. You've touched on at least three of those themes yourself, which is quite ironic seeing as you described all three films as being "one note". Describing Friday the 13th and it's many sequels as one note would be more accurate, because if you've seen one then you've seen them all, but the same cannot be said of Night, Dawn and Day. Different themes, varying tones.

Your other arguments are more convincing. I personally don't have any issues with the level of acting or the writing in DOTD, but I can understand those things as being genuine criticisms for some.



Well you would hope Synder's film would be more visually attractive given the budget and equipment he was using, but intense and funny? I never considered Synder's film to be particularly funny.

There are three films and I mentioned three themes or undercurrents each pertaining to one of the three films in his trilogy. Hence, each film is "one note".

Please, think.

[Pedderrs]

Originally Posted by Mr. Mojo

There are three films and I mentioned three themes or undercurrents each pertaining to one of the three films in his trilogy. Hence, each film is "one note".

Please, think.

Not that I think a film should be classified as one note for exploring only one theme, but are you only aware of the one theme underpinning Night of the Living Dead?